BABY, TODDLER AMONG 3 FOUND DEAD AT HOME

Three people were found dead inside a home in Paradise Hills Sunday night, including a baby and a toddler, San Diego police said.

Officers were called to the home on Luther Street near Calle Pavana around 5:50 p.m. by an unidentified relative who asked police to check on the welfare of the family.

When they arrived, they were unable to get anyone to open the door and saw a man inside who needed help, said homicide Lt. Ernie Herbert. After getting into the home, they found three bodies in the living room.

The victims included a 7-month-old boy, a 3-year-old girl and a 33-year-old woman.

Police also found a 55-year-old man in need of medical help, Herbert said. He was taken to the hospital. Herbert said he believed that the man was the husband and the victim was his wife and children.

No arrests were made. Herbert wouldn’t say whether the man taken to the hospital was a suspect. He said the investigation was still in the early stages.

Peter Rowe • U-T

Pedestrian struck, killed by Amtrak train

Bay park

A man died Sunday in Bay Park after he was struck by a southbound Amtrak train, authorities said.

Sheriff’s deputies said the pedestrian was hit around 11:14 a.m. at Ashton Street and Morena Boulevard. The identity of the man was not released.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Roger Showley • U-T

Man dies after Mustang crashes into tree

MIRA MESA

A man believed to be in his early 20s died early Sunday when the Ford Mustang he was driving struck a tree in Mira Mesa.

The driver apparently lost control of the car, westbound on Mira Mesa Boulevard near Westonhill Drive about 2 a.m., San Diego police Officer David Stafford said.

The man, who was not immediately identified, died at the scene. The San Diego Police Department’s traffic division is investigating.

Roger Showley • U-T

Death near Rancho Santa Fe ruled homicide

rancho santa fe

Sheriff’s officials on Sunday said they had classified the death of a man whose body was found outside a home on the outskirts of Rancho Santa Fe Friday as a homicide.

The body was found outside a residence on Sun Valley Road north of Ladera Sarina around 11:12 a.m. Friday. Homicide detectives and crime lab personnel were called due to unspecified suspicious circumstances at the scene.

After an autopsy was conducted Saturday, the case was classified as a homicide, said sheriff’s Lt. Larry Nesbit. Homicide detectives returned to the home to follow up on the initial investigation conducted Friday.

No further information about the victim or the cause of death was released.

Officials asked that anyone with information to call the homicide detail at (858) 974-2321 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-TIPS (8477).

Roger Showley • U-T

Cal Fire says last of 7 blazes under control

Ranchita

The last of the seven fires in the Ranchita area of East County was declared contained Sunday morning.

Cal Fire Battalion Chief Nick Schuler said crews were patrolling the area of the Wilson fire Sunday to make sure no new hot spots had developed. “What we’re doing now is heavy demobilization of resources,” Schuler said.

The fires, which were sparked by lightning strikes Monday, had prompted evacuation orders for hundreds of residents in the Ranchita and San Felipe areas east of Alpine. They were cleared to return home Friday.

The Wilson fire burned more than 11,600 acres and the Steward fire burned around 10,632 acres. Officials estimated the cost of fighting the fires at up to $6.4 million.